MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #377 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/GVvs7V STEVE KRASE Steve is out of Houston, TX. In April he released, Should’ve Seen It Coming and it continues to get solid airplay. Steve and i spoke about his journey from Brooklyn to Houston and places in between while we listened to tunes from the album. WEB SITE FACEBOOK […]
This week we have a special preview of the nominations of the Independent Blues Awards! We go through some of the Best Song nominations and sample some of the Best CD nominations in several different categories! .. If you have not voted for your favorite as of yet .. make it a point to do […]
Gordon Meier Blues Experience Magic Kingdom Independent This album is a great introduction to an accomplished guitarist and vocalist. Gordon Meier has been part of the Western New Jersey blues scene for quite some time. For the last twenty five or more years he has been in a Morris County band called The Midnight Street […]
This is a very special show .. we give you a preview of the nominated artists in the Independent Blues Awards in the song categories! .. These are the artists who are creating the future of the blues by Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always have and still is being created from it’s […]
Tune into The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the future of the blues being made by artists who are creating new original music from it’s roots. These artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots .. these are the innovators .. […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK With his fiery guitar and lap steel playing, his trailblazing, instantly memorable songs and gritty, unvarnished vocals, Selwyn Birchwood is among the most extraordinary young stars in the blues. His deep familiarity with blues tradition allows him to bust the genre wide open, adding new sounds, colors and textures, all delivered with […]
Low Society Sanctified Rezonate Records This is the third album from the band called Low Society. The band is the brainchild of lead singer Mandy Lemons and guitarist Sturgis Nikides. They released their debut recording “High Time” in 2011. Their follow-up was 2014’s “You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down”. The title track from that […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the best in the future of the blues. These artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These are the innovators not the imitators, these are the Indie Blues Artists This week we have […]
Andy T Band Double Strike fea. Alabama Mike, Nick Nixon & Anson Funderburgh American Showplace Music When guitarist Andy Talamantez left the West coast he settled in Nashville. Andy used to lead the Nashville Blues Society’s Sunday night jam and it was there that he first met James “Nick” Nixon. Once they became partners in […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. The show that brings you the Innovators not the imitators .. we bring you those artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues which always has and still is being created from it’s roots.. These are […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you those artists who are out there creating new original music rooted in the blues .. these are the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues which always has and still is being created from the roots .. These are the innovators .. […]
Linsey Alexander Two Cats Delmark Records The seventy four year old Linsey Alexander was born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis. He has been part of Chicago’s North Side blues scene for over two decades. He released his debut recording in 2004; “Someone’s Cooking in My Kitchen” included the song “Hoochie Man” and that has […]
The Independent Blues Awards are now officially ready to be voted on. Below is a preview of all the nominated artists, CD’s and Songs. The one thing you will notice with our voting is we believe it is important that you have the opportunity to experience journey of discovery of new music. This is why […]
Dynamic vocalist and live performer Gina Sicilia’s new album, Tug of War, celebrates her status as one of the reigning voices in modern blues and marks a potent evolution in her songwriting. The 11-song set is Sicilia’s seventh release since her emergence as a doyenne of the genre a decade ago. Today, Sicilia’s experience and […]
Amy Black Memphis Reuben Records Amy Black began her recording career as an alternative Country or Americana artist. In 2013 between her first and second albums Black released a four song EP called “The Muscle Shoals Session”. Recorded at the Fame studio that session spoke to her soul and Black changed her musical direction. Black […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the future of the blues. We play the artists who are creating new original music rooted in blues .. these artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created form it’s roots. These are the innovators .. […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Harmonica player, bandleader, and singer/songwriter Jason Ricci is one of a handful of new young lions on the blues scene who are helping to expand the parameters of the idiom. Ricci steers clear of traditional blues themes in his songwriting, yet his playing shows a tremendous amount of knowledge and respect for […]
This is the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus The Voice of Indie Blues, the show that brings you those artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These are the Innovators […]
Kilborn Alley Blues Band presents The Tolono Tapes Run It Back Records The Kilborn Alley Blues Band was formed some seventeen years ago. Their very first album was self-titled and released in 2003 on Peedee Records. No other information on this recording is available. The bands next four albums were on Nick Moss’s Blue Bella […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Lighthouse Sweden was created by Mats & Linda Brandemark. They have cultivated a sound that unequivocally belongs in the tradition of American contemporary rock. Their debut album “Lighthouse” delivers eleven tracks that guide the listener in an exploration of melancholic pop music, catchy Americana, and timeless rock n’ roll. The album received some great reviews. […]
Gina Sicilia Tug of War Blue Elan Records Gina Sicilia is from the greater Philadelphia area. She released her first studio album “Allow Me To Confess” in 2006 one year before graduating from Temple University with a degree in Journalism. Sicilia had been writing songs since the age of twelve so she had ample material […]
This is the show that brings you ONLY touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists and […]
This is the show that brings you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues .. These artists are the innovators not the imitators .. they are the future of the blues .. the Independent Blues Artists .. and we […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK It might have been on Shalamar’s Top 20 smash “Dancing in the Sheets” from the Footloose soundtrack, or its Grammy Award-winning “Don’t Get Stopped in Beverly Hills” from Beverly Hills Cop. Or maybe it was with Crown of Thorns, the hard-hitting band he and the Plasmatics’ Jean Beauvoir fronted during the early […]
Guitar Slim Jr. The Story of My Life Orleans Records Rodney Glenn Armstrong a.k.a. Guitar Slim Jr. is a New Orleans blues guitarist and singer and the son of Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones. Guitar Slim is best known for his million selling hit single “The Things That I Used to Do”. The elder Slim died […]
Polly O’Keary and The Rhythm Method Black Crow Callin’ Independent Polly O’Keary grew up in a log cabin with no plumbing or electricity. At the age of nineteen she had a husband in prison and an 8th grade education. Twenty years later she was a bassist for touring blues bands including “Too Slim & The […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues. These artists are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists! This week we start […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Brody Buster is a blues and rock musician from Lawrence, KS. He’s a former child prodigy and was featured on countless TV shows growing up including the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Dateline, Crook & Chase, and the Jon Stewart Show. Even Baywatch Nights and Full House showcased Brody’s talents. He’s shared the stage with […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the best in INDIE BLUES RADIO with artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues. These are the Indie Blues Artists! We have a great 3 hour block of […]
Brad Stivers Took You Long Enough Vizztone Label Group Brad Stivers grew up in California where his father instilled in him a love for roots music. In school he took up both sax and trombone. After moving to the greater Marysville, Washington area Stivers and his brothers played guitar. Influenced by B.B. King, Stevie Ray […]
HOMPAGE MICK HOMEPAGE MARK FACEBOOK MICK FACEBOOK MARK What do you get when two blues musicians get together to celebrate their mutual love of some of the most classic songs of the 20th Century? A great new album! Mick Kolassa and Mark Telesca Have teamed up to bring two mutual loves together: the […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that is dedicated to those artists that are creating new orginal music rooted in the blues. These artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists are the innovators, not the imitators .. these […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the future of the blues being created by those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists are the innovators no the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Hailing from Sydney Australia, Ivor Simpson-Kennedy is one of a new generation of exciting young blues talents to emerge from Down Under. Owning a dark, smoke filled voice and liquid smooth guitar stylings, he utilises these inherit skills to give his compositions a striking originality, paying homage to generations past while bringing […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that showcases the future of the blues .. we play the artists who are the new songwriters and performers that are keeping the blues alive who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These are the […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE “The Bastard made me feel insecure, He’s So Good!” – Russell Morriss (Australian Music Icon) “Soulful is rather an understatement… Listeners were hypnotised into silence by his raw rustic tone… A beautiful purity to his voice.” BroadWay Baby -Edinburgh 2012 “An Exceptional musical experience… I felt nothing but a sense of […]
FACEBOOK Kerrie Lepai was born April 15, 1973 to the parents of Michael and Carol Lepai. At an early age she was always singing, and people that knew her knew she had the talent to sing. Kerrie got her singing talent from her mother, and her grandmother. Her grandmother was a professional wedding singer, and […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues this is the show that brings you those artists that Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from these roots .. These are the innovators not the imitators .. these are the Indie Blues Artists We have a 3 hour show […]
Music On The Couch 05/22/17 SHOW # 374 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/M4NSn4 TALL CITY BLUES FEST Tall City Blues Fest enters its 7th year with another stellar lineup. Lisa Grissom and Ronn Reeger joined me to talk about the lineup and all of the other events happening the weekend of July 14-16. Music On The Couch is a media […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues The show that brings you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from the roots .. these artist understand that the blues must be a an evolving art form . these are the innovators .. not the imitators […]
Laura Tate Let’s Just Be Real Gold Records Laura Tate is from Dallas, Tx. where she began performing when she was nine years old. She studied acting in New York City and toured in theatrical productions. She soon found herself on the production side of the business directing music videos, documentaries and commercials. She now […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the future of the blues .. by showcasing those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that has and still is being created from it’s roots .. these artists represent the what “Keeping the Blues Alive” really Means .. these are innovators […]
North Mississippi All-stars Prayer For Peace Sony Legacy The North Mississippi All-stars were formed in 1996 by Luther and Cody Dickinson the sons of Memphis record producer Jim Dickinson. The North Mississippi Allstars released their first studio album “Shake Hands With Shorty” in 2000. That album received a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Contemporary Blues […]
Facebook page Guitarist, songwriter, and singer Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones began working professionally at age 16 with Freddie King’s backing band, the Thunderbirds. He got his first guitar from his uncle, jazz musician Adolphus Sneed. Jones cites an eclectic array of influences: Freddie King, Cornell Dupree, and Larry Carlton. For many years, he’s backed various […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots .. this is the show that brings you the future of the blues .. these artists are the innovators .. not the imitators .. These ARE the Indie […]
Janiva Magness Blue Again Blue Elan Records Janiva Magness had some hard beginnings as she was a foster care child. Inspired by an Otis Rush performance she found her calling. She recorded her first album in 1991. She has since been nominated for twenty-six Blues Music Awards winning seven times. Magness won the BMA for […]
Selwyn Birchwood Pick Your Poison Alligator Records Selwyn Birchwood was born in Orlando but grew up in the Tampa Area. He first picked up the guitar at the age of 13. By seventeen he was into Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Freddie King and Albert Collins. He went to see Buddy Guy live and was so […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Don’t try to snatch him back and hold him, he’s a man on the move. John Németh had already established himself among the very top ranks of blues musicians and modern soul singers when he decided to break the mold with his new record, FEELIN’ FREAKY. Németh fearlessly crushes all barriers of […]
This is the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus The Voice of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the “New Blues” being created by artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These are the songwriters and artists who are creating that […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE There is simply no one else like her. With a heart the size of Texas, a mesmerizing voice, and a zest for living that is irresistible to all who have enjoyed pleasure of her company, Laura Tate inspires – through her music, her words, and her deeds. Those of us who […]
